The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/03/22 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: March 22, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/03/22 at 17:00 EDT

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election day. Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a federal election tomorrow, but that doesn't mean the trade war will be put on hold during the campaign. I'm very much aware as Minister of Foreign Affairs that the world isn't stopping to turn. Speaking in Montreal, Melanie Jolie said she, her fellow ministers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will do their jobs at the same time. We'll be there for April 2nd when President Trump is coming up with his new tariffs and there's an important meeting at NATO on April 3rd and 4th and I'll be there notwithstanding that I'm also a candidate.

Carney has said it's crucial that the government have a strong mandate from voters as it goes into battle. Ahead of the dissolvement, the Liberals announced the expansion of the dental care program today. Starting in May, Canadians between 18 and 64 can start applying for the Canadian dental care plan. Kamal Khera is the federal health minister. This cohort is the largest group to enroll in our dental care plan. In total, we're expecting an additional 4.5 million Canadians to be eligible for dental

coverage. Khera says in total, roughly 9 million uninsured Canadians will now be eligible for dental coverage. Those who apply in May could receive coverage as early as June 1st. Thousands of people wearing Canadian flags and their hats painted on their faces and wrapped around their bodies rallied at a mass demonstration of patriotism and defiance in Toronto. As Philip Lee Shanuck reports, it's in opposition to US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex this country. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Lewis Pike came to Canada in 1968 to escape the draft.

And he says he's here today to show that Canadians are united. Won't be bullied by capitalist imperialist Donald Trump, who sees the world like a monopoly board. Like a hockey player heading into the corner to battle for the puck, people here say elbows up is the rallying cry against the unprecedented threat to our sovereignty. These rallies are non-partisan and grassroots, say organizers. Ali Salari moved to Edmonton from Iran. He says he hadn't been here long but felt it was important to wave the maple leaf.

And I'm proud to be in Canada for one year actually and we don't want to be part of US. And organizers hope other communities will throw their own elbows up events. Philip LeChanoc, CBC News, Toronto. And about a dozen people rallied at a Tesla dealership today in Kitchener, Ontario. It's the latest in a string of similar protests taking place throughout Canada and the US. I think they're interfering with our country and Elon Musk is part of it. We need to start buying more Canadian and we have to look at companies like this and what they're doing. The rally is a reaction to Tesla owner Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency team

appointed by US President Donald Trump to slash government jobs and services. Protesters also held up signs promoting national unity. The Pope's doctors had some positive news today. The Holy Father will be discharged tomorrow in a stable clinical condition with a prescription to partially continue drug therapy and a convalescence and rest period at least two months. Dr. Sergio Alfieri says the Pontiff is doing much better but that he still needs more time to recover. The 88-year-old Pope Francis has been in hospital for more than five weeks battling pneumonia

in both his lungs, the most serious health crisis of his papacy. Earlier, the Vatican said the pontiff would make his first public appearance since getting ill, offering blessings from his hospital window come Sunday. And at least three people were killed and 14 others injured in a mass shooting in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Local police say the shooting took place at an unauthorized car show in a mass shooting in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Local police say the shooting took place at an unauthorized car show in a park on Friday night. They say they're still looking for the suspects. The victims range in age from 16 to 36.

That's the World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Khalil Hassan Ali.